Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Tom Lehrer is PD'ing his music and lyrics

[Charles Matthews]

> 


> On 20 October 2020 at 23:16 Owen Blacker  wrote:
> https://tomlehrersongs.com/
> 
> 
> > > I, Tom Lehrer, and the Tom Lehrer Trust 2000, hereby grant the 
> following permission:
> > 
> > All the lyrics on this website, whether published or unpublished, 
> > copyrighted or uncopyrighted, may be downloaded and used in any manner 
> > whatsoever, without requiring any further permission from me or any payment 
> > to me or to anyone else.
> > 
> > Some lyrics written by Tom Lehrer to copyrighted music by others 
> > are included herein, but of course such music may not be used without 
> > permission of the copyright owners. (The translated songs may be found in 
> > their original languages on YouTube.)
> > 
> > In other words, all the lyrics herein should be treated as though 
> > they were in the public domain.
> > 
> > In particular, permission is hereby granted to anyone to set any of 
> > these lyrics to their own music and publish or perform their versions 
> > without fear of legal action.
> > 
> > This permission applies only to the lyrics on this website. Most of 
> > the music written by Tom Lehrer will be added gradually later with further 
> > disclaimers.
> > 
> > Note: This website will be shut down on December 31, 2024, so if 
> > you want to download anything, don’t wait too long.
> > 
> > > 

"Pollution, pollution, wear a gas mask and a veil / Then you can breathe, long 
as you don't inhale."

Things have changed a bit since peak Lehrer in the 1960s, but the song remains 
the same.

Charles
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[Wikimediauk-l] Tom Lehrer is PD'ing his music and lyrics

[Owen Blacker]

https://tomlehrersongs.com/

I, Tom Lehrer, and the Tom Lehrer Trust 2000, hereby grant the following
> permission:
>
> All the lyrics on this website, whether published or unpublished,
> copyrighted or uncopyrighted, may be downloaded and used in any manner
> whatsoever, without requiring any further permission from me or any payment
> to me or to anyone else.
>
> Some lyrics written by Tom Lehrer to copyrighted music by others are
> included herein, but of course such music may not be used without
> permission of the copyright owners. (The translated songs may be found in
> their original languages on YouTube.)
>
> In other words, all the lyrics herein should be treated as though they
> were in the public domain.
>
> In particular, permission is hereby granted to anyone to set any of these
> lyrics to their own music and publish or perform their versions without
> fear of legal action.
>
> This permission applies only to the lyrics on this website. Most of the
> music written by Tom Lehrer will be added gradually later with further
> disclaimers.
>
> Note: This website will be shut down on December 31, 2024, so if you want
> to download anything, don’t wait too long.


-- 
Owen Blacker, London GB
@owenblacker , he/him
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